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verb (vʉrb)

noun

any of a class of words expressing action, existence, or occurrence, or used as an auxiliary or copula, and usually constituting the main element of a predicate (Ex.: give, build, run, be, happen, do, have, would, seem)

Etymology: ME verbe < OFr < L verbum, word (used as transl. of Gr rhēma, verb, orig., word)

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verb Synonyms

verb

n.

Types of verbs include: finite, active, neuter, passive, transitive, intransitive, auxiliary, linking, reciprocal, conditional, compound, action, helping, copulative, reflexive, strong, weak, regular, irregular, reduplicating, deponent, copula;


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verb Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • conjugate: These girls are having a major difficulty conjugating verbs in different tenses.

Preposition: in

  • tense: These girls are having a major difficulty conjugating verbs in different tenses.

Adjective modifier

  • phrasal: They then start a chain letter to teach phrasal verbs to other students in the school.

Modifies a noun

  • conjugation: It does include a box on present tense verb conjugation ( taking vowel harmony into account!

Noun used with modifier

  • infinitive: Modals are followed by the infinitive verb form, e.g. They must leave.
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verb quotes

God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun proper or improper. See Hugo 421:83.

-Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster

Le mot, c'est leVerbe, et leVerbe, c'est Dieu. The word is theVerb, and theVerb is God.

-Hugo,Victor Marie

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